Tim Walz, DFL criticize Supreme Court's West Virginia v. B.P.J. ruling

For months, Democrats have insisted that biological males have earned the same Title IX protections as teenage girls. That foolishness got cruhed with the Supreme Court's ruling in the West Virginia v. B.P.J. lawsuit. In his majority opinion, Justice Kavanaugh wrote "consistent with Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause, we hold that the States may maintain women's and girls sports for biological females. They may determine eligibility for women's and girls' sports based on biological sex. The Constitution and Title IX do not require an overhaul of women's and girls' sports throughout America."

In other words, science is the determiner for who is eligible for participating in girls' and women's sports. Being the personiification of manlihood that he is, DFL Gov. Tim Walz said "As the Supreme Court says states can be cruel to trans kids, my message is clear: Here in Minnesota, we stand with and value our trans neighbors and youth." Unfortunately for Gov. Tim, that isn't what the ruling says. Instead, it says "The challenged West Virginia and Idaho laws make sex-based classifications in limiting female teams to biological females. Under this Court’s equal protection precedents, sex-based classifications are permissible only when the classification is 'substantially related' to achieving an 'important' government objective. The States argue—and the Court agrees—that the interests of safety and competitive fairness are important interests for purposes of equal protection analysis. And the States’ sex-based classification—limiting women’s and girls’ sports to biological females—is substantially related to those interests. Schools may determine eligibility for women’s and girls’ sports based on biological sex."

Gov. Walz's statement on what the Supreme Court said suggests that Gov. Walz's wild imagination is the problem, not the Supreme Court. Then there's this:

Tim Walz: “folks who have never been to any youth event or high school event are hell bent on making sure some kid doesn’t participate in bowling or whatever it might be is ludicrous.”

Insane.

He thinks parents are worried about boys competing against girls in bowling. pic.twitter.com/SCfuPOARPv

— Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) June 30, 2026

What the H-E-Double-Toothpicks is he talking about? Bowling? The lawsuit was filed to protect girls and women from biological males using girls' showers. The opinion also speaks to fairness-in-competition and girls' physical safety. Here's how Gov. Walz and AG Ellison reacted:

This was a straightforward ruling. It didn't surprise anyone. Here's Leigh Finke's statement on the ruling:

Today, the US Supreme Court handed down its decision on West Virginia v. B.P.J., upholding state laws banning transgender youth from participating in girls’ and women's sports. Rep. Leigh Finke (DFL – Saint Paul) released the following statement in response to the ruling.

"With this ruling, the Supreme Court has given states express permission to discriminate against and exclude kids from a major part of childhood. My heart is breaking for the kids who just want to feel safe while they play softball with their friends or learn a new skill in track and field. They deserve to participate the same as the rest of their classmates.

"Thanks to our proactive commitment at the State Capitol to protect and uplift our kids, this ruling does not change anything in Minnesota. In fact, last year, DFLers blocked Republican attempts to take Minnesota backward the same way the Supreme Court just regressed the country.

Here in Minnesota, we are inclusive of all, and SCOTUS can't take that away from us."

Question: if the ruling changed nothing in Minnesota, how did it simultaneously take Minnesota backward? Q2: Do you think it's smart policymaking to trust a student in a skirt when they say they want to shower with teenage girls?